Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Apparel and Leather Products Manufacturing in Virginia

Apparel and Leather Products manufacturing added $120M of value to Virginia's economy in 2024, up 12.4% year over year. That ranks Virginia 22th of 51 states and DC for this industry. It is 0.2% of Virginia's manufacturing output. Nationally, apparel and leather products is a $12.3B industry (the 19th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $120M in 2024, #22 of 51 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: +12.4% year over year.
  • Share of Virginia's manufacturing: 0.2% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: apparel and leather products is a $12.3B industry nationally, #19 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (-1.6% year over year).
  • Classification: nondurable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 315AL).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the apparel and leather products industry in Virginia? Apparel and Leather Products added $120M of value in Virginia in 2024, ranking the state 22th of 51 for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is apparel and leather products growing in Virginia? Virginia's apparel and leather products output grew 12.4% year over year to 2024. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of Virginia's manufacturing is apparel and leather products? Apparel and Leather Products is 0.2% of Virginia's total manufacturing value added in 2024, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.

About this data

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (public domain). National quarterly values are seasonally adjusted annual rates. Corporate-profit industry detail reflects inventory valuation adjustment without capital consumption adjustment, per NIPA table 6.16D conventions.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.